Looking for fun this weekend? Head to downtown Houma

HOUMA – This weekend’s Downtown Family Fun Fest, sponsored by the local YMCA, will also include a 5K walk and run.

The 5k event will start at 3:30 p.m. today in downtown Houma.

The festival runs from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday in downtown Houma.

Check-in for the 5k begins at noon Saturday. Registration fees are $25 for adults, $20 for BRASS members and $15 for students ages 5 to 20. All fees include T-shirts, but children ages 4 and under receive no T-shirt because their registration is free.

Admission to the festival is $2 for adults, with children 12 free. Proceeds benefit the James J. Buquet Jr. Bayouland YMCA in Houma.

The festival will feature local food, arts and crafts and music.

For details, check out this story from Friday's Big Fun on the Bayou entertainment section, included in The Courier and Daily Comet: http://www.houmatoday.com/article/20071109/FEATURES/711090308